Went on a killer hike today, so it may be a little short. I am pumped to have found the Greatest Generation podcast which I got most of the way caught up on during the hike today. Two guys watching through TNG and podcasting episode by episode. If you ever catch me referring to someone as a "Drunk Shimoda" they are the reason. This episode is the first appearance of Ishka, Brunt, and Kasidy which makes it a pretty important episode. I wonder if the TNG writers would have done more episodes like this with long term set ups if they felt confident the show would be on long enough to pay them off.
We begin with Jake again trying to talk his father into going on a day with Kasidy Yates, the freighter captain he keeps trying to introduce to him. Then we see Quark is barley keeping up with his busy bar when suddenly Brunt walks in puts a notice on the door which Quark reacts to by closing the bar. Brunt is with the Ferengi Commerce Authority, kinda like a super IRS and they are investigating Quark and he has to pay to find out why. Finally he gets Brunt to tell him that his mother is accused of making profit, a serious crime since she is a woman, and as the head of the household he has three days to get her to confess or she will be sold into indentured servitude and Quark will have to pay back her profits. He rushes to get a ship lined up to get him home but Rom insists on coming too. Quark isn't happy about it but he agrees.
Quark, Rom and Brunt arrive at their family home and are shocked to find Ishka clothed, a serious violation of traditional Ferengi gender roles. Brunt leaves in disgust and we see some quality Ferengi family time. Well, actually we see Quark being outraged the Rom is preparing the meal and his mother isn't chewing it for him. Quark learns that his mother has only made three bars of profit so presses her to confess and end this whole thing, but she refuses. On the station Sisko keeps getting hassled by everyone he meets about Kasidy so eventually he stops by to introduce himself. They are both pretty awkward about it, but agree to go out for coffee. Back with the Ferengi Quark is in full freak out mode, he has discovered his mother has built an entire financial empire and it was only a small venture that was discovered.
Quark decides to take this to the commerce authorities but Rom fights him to get him to stop. Finally there mother steps in and tells Rom to let him go. But before he can turn her in Rom shows up and tells him Ishka has agreed to a 50/50 profit split which Quark decides is worth it. But of course Rom was lying, but he tells them both to act like adults and storms out so they finally sit down and talk. Sisko and Kasidy's date isn't going great, she is distracted by something, but when he learns it is because she is supposed to be listening to a baseball game he gets giddy like a school boy and the two head off to listen together. Quark and his mother discuss life and how her husband was always bad at business and eventually Quark gets her to agree to confess, but in the very end we learn she only confessed to a third of her actual profits.
Review: Another solid character episode as this season gets ready to end. It seems the writers have a pretty good idea where they are going with the stories and this episode starts a few new threads.
6 out of 10
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